Dróðr Magic

Druids, witches or green priests are magic users who deal in dróðr magic, and have learned to harness and wield the forces of nature to cast their spells. The terms for these mystics of nature are sometimes synonymous with skinchangers, but they are not necessarily the same.

Dróðr magic in itself is based on the natural order and cycle of things. That something must be given in order to receive, and that the balance of things must be upheld.

History
It is said that the first green priests were taught by the noble drómani, who gave the gift of knowledge and dróðr magic to the humans. In the early ages of humanity, druids were an important caste of their societies, acting as guardians of both nature and civilization.

After the Shattering, the numbers of druids began to decline as the vast majority of humanity fully turned their religious attention to the Thanir gods.

Today most of these green priests live in the outskirts of small towns and freeholds, or entirely separate from civilization.

Distinctions

 * Druids, before the Shattering, were traditionally the advisors to kings and jarls alike. They acted as learned folk, taught from an early age in the arts of calligraphy, rune carving, reading and writing, as well as medicine. Often they were also practitioners of dróðr magic. Today not many court druids remain, but those that do are often valuable assets.


 * Witches are mainly female adepts of dróðr magic who specialize in medicine, charms and spells. Superstition surrounds these mystical folk, as they are not as attached to civilization as druids, and have often been attested to delve deeper into the magic that they wield. One cannot be truly classified as a witch without first being initiated into a coven.


 * Green Priest is an umbrella term for anyone who wields dróðr magic, but does not fall into one of the other two categories. Also known as hedge witches, these people are often wanderers, adventurers or local medicine men and women.

Organizations

 * Crow's Eye Coven: A large and mysterious coven based in and around the Witchwood.

Power And Abilities
The powers of dróðr magic involves the manipulation of nature; twisting vines; making plants grow faster and more fertile; controlling the winds; summoning lightning.

In some instances, wielders of dróðr magic may even skinchange for short periods of time.